Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 443 · 40 questions

Word tip (Meaning first, then spelling): Decide what the sentence needs: an action (verb) or a thing (noun)? affect / advise are verbs; effect / advice are nouns. Use memory tricks: stationEry has e for envelopes; stationAry has a for “at rest”; dessert has a double s for “sweet stuff”. Read the finished sentence and check the meaning.

1. 1.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
3. 3.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
5. 5.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
8. 8.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
10. 10.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
11. 11.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
14. 14.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
15. 15.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
18. 18.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
19. 19.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
20. 20.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
21. 21.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
22. 22.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
23. 23.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
24. 24.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
25. 25.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
26. 26.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
27. 27.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
28. 28.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
31. 31.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
32. 32.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
33. 33.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
35. 35.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
36. 36.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
38. 38.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
39. 39.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
40. 40.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal

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